Quantum-classical transition of photon-Carnot engine induced by quantum decoherence

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Quan, H T ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Sun, C P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY LOSS; DECOHERENCE MECHANISMS; DEPHASING; PHOTON-CARNOT ENGINE (PCE);

CARNOT CYCLE; COHERENT LIGHT; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PHOTONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33645152733     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.73.036122     Document Type: Article

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